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Unda, a rescue dog, digs into a hiding place during an avalanche search and rescue drill in Nendaz in the Valais region. The Swiss French police forces train once a year to coordinate the involvement of different units in avalanche rescues. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown is greeted by Senate employees as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

United Nations troops from Argentina keep the crowd back from a supply distribution center in Leogane, Haiti, on Thursday. Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance/AP

An Aymara indigenous man arrives by horse to a ceremony where shamans will recognize Bolivia's re-elected President Evo Morales as the nation's leader in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, on Thursday. Morales, himself an Aymara Indian, won the general elections in December with 64 percent of the votes. The official inauguration for his second term is on Jan. 22. Dad Galdieri/AP

Rainfall floods the ninth fairway on Thursday at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. Rain delayed the second round of the Bob Hope Classic PGA golf tournament. The region has been pummeled by storms bringing heavy rain, resulting in flooding and landslides. Matt York/AP

Roguy Meye (l.) of Gabon kicks the ball as Kampamba Chintu (r.) of Zambia defends during their African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match at the Ombaka National Stadium in Benguela, Angola, on Thursday. Themba Hadebe/AP

On Thursday, tourists donate money to a relief fund created by a local hotel owner in Bangkok, Thailand, to help earthquake victims in Haiti. Sakchai Lalit/AP

An Iraqi demonstrator rips a poster of Iraqi lawmaker Dhafir al-Ani in Basra, Iraq, on Thursday. Al-Ani was banned from running the March 7 election because he had allegedly promoted the Baath Party, former leader Saddam Hussein's ruling party, which is now banned in Iraq. Nabil Al-Jurani/AP

A man holds his hand near a pelican at St. James's Park near Lancaster House in London on Thursday. Matt Dunham/AP

Ukrainian circus artist Vladislav Goncharov performs with his lions during a dress rehearsal of the International Circus Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday. The festival will run from Jan. 21-25. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Martina Schild of Switzerland is airborne during her second training run in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Women's Downhill World Cup Skiing event on Thursday. Stefan Rellandini/Reuters

A man works out in dense fog at the Lodhi Garden in New Delhi, India. Heavy fog delayed rail, road, and air traffic in the city on Thursday. Around 80 international and domestic flights were affected. Kevin Frayer/AP

Afghan children react as Cpl. Jesse Starko from Edmonton, Alberta, a member of the Canadian Army Reservists, walks past them during an operation in Kandahar, Afhganistan, on Thursday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Policemen are covered with foam during a protest by Brussels firefighters at the Belgian city's Minister President's Office on Thursday. The firefighters are demanding clearer rules with regards to nominations and promotions. Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels during a rehearsal of the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 21. The ceremony, held every year on Jan. 29, marks the official end of the Indian Republic Day celebrations. Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Pakistanis line up to receive food during a distribution in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday. Muhammed Muheisen/AP

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A crackdown on transfers to Somalia to block Al Shabaab funding has had a major impact on Somali-American communities. Lawmakers are working on a contingency plan to prevent a potential humanitarian crisis.

ByJohnny Magdaleno, ContributorMarch 3, 2015

Omar Faruk/ Reuters

For the last three weeks, Ali Eishe has been scrambling to find a way to send money to his nieces and nephews in Somalia.